26-2-5 Permitted and conditional uses
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The official Tooele County code is at https://www.tooeleco.gov/departments/development/land_use_ordinance.php.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Chapter 19 is a scanned image on the county's site and is not included.
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(1) Each application for a conditional use
permit shall include all drawings, maps, specifications, statements and records required by Chapters 7, 12, and this chapter. All applications that are incomplete upon submission shall be returned to the applicant.
(2) Prior to any conditional use permit being issued that will permit a construction debris facility; the applicant shall show a demonstrated need for the facility within Tooele County.
(3) All conditional use permit applications for construction debris disposal facilities shall be reviewed by the planning commission, which shall impose such requirements and conditions as are necessary for protection of adjacent properties and the public welfare. As a minimum all conditional use permits shall have the following conditions:
(a) The construction debris facility is permitted for ancillary and support facilities necessary to conduct its business, including offices, maintenance facilities, laboratories, records storage facilities, process stations and equipment, fuel and chemical storage, and support services to maintain a workforce.
(b) The construction debris facility
shall maintain all facilities and activities in such fashion to assure conformity to all Tooele County land use, health, building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical codes, National Fire Protection Association Standards (NFPA), and other County ordinances, rules and regulations.
(c) Copies of the licenses and permits issued by the State of Utah, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste shall be filed with the Department of Engineering. The facility shall not operate without the proper permits being in force.
(d) The construction debris facility shall maintain a contingency plan and shall report to Tooele County any conditions that may endanger human health or the environment outside the facility. Any such information shall be reported orally as soon as practicable once the operator of the construction debris facility becomes aware of the circumstances of such incident.
(e) The operator of the construction debris facility shall take all reasonable steps to minimize and correct any adverse impacts on the public health and environment. The operator shall address “on-site” monitoring, which may be required for assessment of impacts to air, water, soil, vegetation and public health exposures on all property under the control of the construction debris facility. Any air, soil or groundwater
monitoring assessments shall be provided to
Tooele County upon the written requires of Tooele
County. Tooele County reserves the right to
monitor and assess all subject properties that may
be impacted at its discretion and expense.
(f)
The operator of a construction
debris facility shall allow Tooele County
representatives, upon the presentation of
credentials and other documents as may be
required by law to:
(i)
enter at reasonable times
upon the premises where a regulated facility or
activity is located or conducted, or where records
are kept under the conditions of this permit;
(ii)
have access to copy any
records that must be kept under the conditions of
this permit;
(iii) inspect any facilities,
equipment, practices, or operations regulated or
required under this permit; and
(iv) sample or monitor for the
purpose of assuring permit compliance.
(g) The operator of the construction
debris facility shall submit to the Tooele County
Engineer, two copies of its annual operating report
no later than April 15 of each year. The annual
report will be an executive summary of the major
activities of the previous year and a projection of
any major facility changes planned for the current
year. The major activities to be summarized are
as follows:
(i)
the amount of waste
received and transferred;
(ii)
occurrences
where
human health or the environment were threatened,
on and off the site, such as explosions, major fires,
and reportable quantity spills;
(iii) major changes to the
facility, or its mission; and
(iv) monitoring activities and
any abnormal results that have not already been
reported to Tooele County.
(h) The provisions of the permit are
severable. If any provisions of the permit or the
application of any provision of the permit to any
circumstance is held invalid, the application of
such provision to other circumstances and the
remainder of the permit shall not be affected.
(i)
The conditional use permit shall
be reviewed upon any change in the facility=s
operation. Tooele County, the landowner or the
operator may review the permit at any time.
(j)
This conditional use permit is
revocable by the planning commission at any time
due to failure of the permittee to observe any
condition specified or failure to observe other
requirement of the Tooele County Land Use
TOOELE COUNTY LAND USE ORDINANCE – CHAPTER 26
Ordinance and the Tooele County Code.
(k) All cells shall be covered to
prevent fugitive dust and sand from blowing.
(l)
Before startup, an operations plan
shall be submitted to the Tooele County Planning
Commission for review. The plan shall be updated
and reviewed every five years with the Tooele
County Planning Commission. Each five year plan
shall expire and all operation shall cease until a
new plan is approved.
(m) At the time that the operation is
95% complete the landowner shall submit a state-
approved closure plan to Tooele County which will
include post-closure activities.
(n) The operator of the construction
debris facility shall comply with the licensing and
inspection requirements of Title 7, Chapter 3 of the
Tooele County Code.
(o) All internal roads shall be
constructed with a dust-free surface or treatment.
(p) Any debris that is spilled as a
result of the transportation or processing of waste
from the operation of the facility shall be cleaned
up daily.
(q) The construction drawings of cells
shall be submitted to the Tooele County
Department of Engineering for review by the
county engineer.
(r)
The operator of the construction
debris facility shall obtain a mitigation agreement
from the Board of County Commissioners.
(s) The operator of the construction
debris facility shall build a perimeter security fence
of a sufficient size to prevent unauthorized access.
(4) The land owner and operator shall be
responsible to insure all conditions are complied
with. (Ord.2005-30, 11/22/05)
Municipal solid waste zone (MSW).
Section 26-3-1. 26-3-2. 26-3-3.
26-3-4.
Purpose. Creation and location. Facility location criteria Environmental assessment. Permitted and conditional uses.
26-2-4 Location standards for construction debris disposal facilities · 26-3-1 Purpose